Name ______Date______Score ______Unit 25 Quiz [New Frontier, Great Society, Civil Rights movement, Anti-War protests, the Counterculture, Cold War Confrontations and Détente]

Multiple Choices: After reading each question carefully select the best answer for each [3 points each].

1. ___What did Martin Luther King most likely seek to achieve with his speech delivered in Washington, D.C.?

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal."
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood…
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
--excerpt of Martin Luther King’s
I Have a Dream speech

A delay of racial segregation in the South
B legal equality for all without regard to race
C protection from racist violence
D introduction of welfare programs in the South

2. ___What was most likely the intent of Malcolm X when he uttered the following quote during a speech in 1965?

We declare our right on this earth to be a man, to be a human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of a human being in this society, on this earth, in this day, which we intend to bring into existence by any means necessary.
A Racism was not an acceptable form of oppression
B Blacks should be as compliant as possible
C Blacks must be willing to use violence for liberty
D Blacks most of all needed the right to vote
3. ___Based on the image below what can people most likely infer about the men’s attitudes regarding the attainment of civil rights?


A Militancy was the preferred method
B Non-violence was favored
C They were followers of Martin Luther King Jr.
D Voter registration was essential
4. ___Which of the following was a principle concern of members of the Black Panther Party regarding the civil rights of African-American citizens in U.S. cities?
A low unemployment
B desegregation
C police brutality
D infiltration

5. ___Which supporter of the so-called Black Power movement was originally an advocate of non-violence as a member of the SNCC later became critical of the attitudes of African-Americans as well?
A Malcolm X
B Stokely Carmichael
C Martin Luther King Jr.
D Bobby Seale
6. ___How does the image below of 1968 U.S. Olympic medalists Tommie Smith and John Carlos demonstrate an example of non-violent protest?

A Martin Luther King Jr. inspired them
B international exposure was essential to message
C symbolic nature of expression was less militant
D Malcolm X was present at the ceremony
7. ___Which American author wrote the novel On the Road that became metaphor that reflected the search for meaning in life, spontaneity, and drug culture so typical of the 1960s?
A Bob Dylan
B Earnest Hemingway
C Alan Ginsberg
D Jack Kerouac

8. ___What is American singer-song writer Bob Dylan most likely trying to express about the civil rights movement with the lyrics below?

Around you have grown
And accept it that soon
You'll be drenched to the bone…
For the times they are a-changin'…
Come senators, congressmen
Please heed the call
Don't stand in the doorway
Don't block up the hall…

A the absence of protest was surprising
B the transformation of society was clear
C the use of drugs was increasing
D the power of musicians was decreasing
9. ___How did the famous song Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by the Beatles demonstrate a significant example of the psychedelic culture?
A metaphors related to drug use were symbolic
B rejection of cultural norms were unusual
C emphasis on poetry was typical
D lyrics related to anti-war movement were defiant
10. ___Which well known writer, psychologist and professor was an advocate of the value of LSD’s therapeutic and spiritual qualities?
A Jack Kerouac
B Timothy Leary
C John Kerry
D George McCartney
11. ___In what way does the text below of news reported Walter Cronkite’s famous 1968 broadcast reflect a non-typical role of a news reporter?
To say that we are closer to victory today is to believe, in the face of the evidence, the optimists who have been wrong in the past. To suggest we are on the edge of defeat is to yield to unreasonable pessimism. To say that we are mired in stalemate seems the only realistic, yet unsatisfactory, conclusion. On the off chance that military and political analysts are right, in the next few months we must test the enemy's intentions, in case this is indeed his last big gasp before negotiations. But it is increasingly clear to this reporter that the only rational way out then will be to negotiate, not as victors, but as an honorable people who lived up to their pledge to defend democracy, and did the best they could.

A newsmen do not usually offer personal opinions
B biased opinions usually accompany broadcasts
C reporters are entitled to their neutral views
D news media outlets are influenced by profits

12. ___Why was well-known movie actor Jane Fonda’s visit to Viet Cong troops in North Vietnam viewed negatively by many U.S. citizens in 1972?
A because she provided funds to communists
B because she undermined U.S. interests
C because she avoided U.S. troops at home
D because her films were anti-American
13. ___Why was decorated Vietnam War veteran John Kerry’s testimony before Congress in 1971 such a significant event?
A an active duty serviceman was critical of the U.S.
B protesters were never believed before by Congress
C military plans were revealed for the first time
D secret missions to capture Cambodians failed
14. ___Which event in Chicago demonstrated the extent to which political protests were suppressed by police outside of the South?
A 1963 Birmingham Riots
B 1963 March of Washington
C 1968 Democratic Convention
D 1969 Woodstock Concert
15. ___How did the televised presidential debate of 1960 between candidates Nixon and Kennedy most likely influence the views of American viewers?
A negativity of Kennedy was criticized
B focuses on issues was held in high regard
C candidates’ personalities swayed voters
D stance on nuclear weapons was magnified
16. ___Which non-violent protest movement was inspired by college students challenging white-only lunch counters?
A Marching
B Militancy
C Petitions
D Sit-ins
17. ___What effect did Robert Kennedy’s efforts at securing Martin Luther King’s release from jail for his sit-in likely have for John Kennedy’s presidential campaign?
A most blacks would likely vote for Nixon
B the influence of the K.K.K. was very effective
C loyalty of Southern blacks voters was gained
D white candidates could not be supported

18. ___How did the famous quote below uttered during President Kennedy’s inauguration speech reflect the spirit of his New Frontier philosophy?

“Ask not what your country can do for you --- ask what you can do for your country”

A Soviet enemies were ever more dangerous
B The space race was accelerating at a rapid pace
C U.S. citizens were encouraged to think differently
D Economic disadvantages required sacrifices

19. ___What was the most likely cause of the decision by Cuba to accept military assistance from the Soviet Union that caused the so-called Cuban Missile Crisis?
A Bay of Pigs invasion
B Gulf of Tonkin Incident
C Tet Offensive
D U-2 Spy plane incident
20. ___Which practice used by several Southern states to limit suffrage rights of citizens was banned by the Voting Rights Act of 1964?
A Segregation
B Sit-ins
C Grandfather clauses
D Literacy tests
21. ___How did President Johnson’s Equal Opportunity Act achieve a measure of fairness?

A byestablishing formal education for pre-schoolers
B by preventing voting fraud throughout the North
C offering unemployment insurance for most workers
D providing nuclear weapons training was key
22. ___Why did President Johnson consider his republican challenger Barry Goldwater such a threat to world peace in the infamous Daisy Girl campaign ad?
A Soviet missile advantages would prevail
B The North Vietnamese would defeat the U.S.
C Goldwater was likely to use nuclear weapons
D The Chinese were a growing threat to U.S.

23. ___Which legislation immediately kick started President Johnson’s domestic agenda?
A expansion of middle class
B tax cuts started by Kennedy
C silencing of the Silent Majority
D creation of the F.B.I.

24. ___What event most likely led to the so-called space race from the perspective of the United States?
A Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin’s successful earth orbit
B U.S. successful creation of Star Wars program
C Launch of space shuttles by the U.S.
D Soviets landing on the moon in 1969

25. ___How did the Supreme Court led by chief justice Earl Warren aid Johnson’s Great Society initiative?
A sit-ins were all ruled unconstitutional
B most federal voting rights were expanded
C rulings by the court advanced individual rights
D discrimination became more widespread

26. ___What was a likely cause of the Watts riots of 1965?

A Many African-Americans were frustrated by discrimination.
B Black power became an effective rallying call.
C Martin Luther King’s vision for non-violent protest was no longer trusted
D Malcolm X’s assassination angered people
27. ___Why did President Johnson most likely believe his legislative program would promote a Great Society?
A Laws created NASA would ensure a safer nation
B Ending the Vietnam War was essential
C Ending segregation in public schools could only be achieved by government
D wider opportunity and reduced discrimination would fulfill the promises of the U.S. Constitution
28. ___Which regions within the United States would have most likely benefited most from LBJ’s War on Poverty?
A Rural states such as Iowa and Nebraska
B Inner cities such as New York and Chicago
C Segregated colleges such as N.C. A&T
D Wealthy communities with the most factories
29. ___Which organization was established by President Kennedy in order to promote goodwill with foreign nations through volunteerism?
A NASA
B the Peace Corps
C the United Nations
D the Atomic Energy Commission
30. ___Which term best describes the easing of tensions between the U.S. and U.S.S.R?
A Communism
B Vietnamization
C Escalation
D Détente

31. ___Which action by the Soviet Union in 1961 in Germany created the so-called Berlin Crisis that increased tensions between the U.S. and U.S.S.R.?

A construction of the Berlin Wall to divide Germany
B shipment of nuclear bombs to Cuba
C construction of submarines in East Germany
D launching of Russian satellite into space

32. ___Which offensive Vietnamese navalattack during the Vietnam War in 1964 exposed a lack of preparedness by U.S. forces?

A Taegu Tragedy
B My Lai Massacre
C Saigon massacre
D Gulf of Tonkin Incident

33. ___What did outgoing president Dwight Eisenhower believe was an increasing threat to the United States’ democratic process based what he stated in the speech excerpts below?

…we yet realize that America's leadership and prestige depend, not merely upon our unmatched material progress, riches and military strength, but on how we use our power in the interests of world peace and human betterment...

We face a hostile ideology -- global in scope, atheistic in character, ruthless in purpose, and insidious in method.…

Crises there will continue to be. In meeting them, whether foreign or domestic, great or small, there is a recurring temptation to feel that some spectacular and costly action could become the miraculous solution…

In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex…

We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes…

A relative animosity between Cuba and the United States
B decreasing influence of nuclear weapons among world super powers
C increasing ties between government and weapons companies
D transfer of power from outgoing president to the new president